Under Prime Minister Paul Keating, Canberra has taken special pains to emphasize its links with Asia.

CNN: HEN THE FOREIGN MINISTERS

Paul Keating, prime minister from 1991 to 1996, counted ex-President Suharto, Indonesia's dictatorial leader at the time, as a friend.

ECONOMIST: Australia

The savings incentive replaces one that Paul Keating, the former Labor prime minister, had promised but failed to deliver before losing office.

ECONOMIST: Australia